Verse List for GEN 3:22

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OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh God said, “See, the man has become like one of us, being aware of good and evil. But now, he mustn’t be allowed to reach out his hand and also take fruit from the tree of life and eat it and live forever.”

OET-LV and_he/it _said YHWH god HERE the_humankind he _has _become like_one from_him/it to_know good and_bad/evil and_now lest he _should _stretch _out his/its_hand and_he/it _will _take also from_tree the_life and_he/it _will _eat and_he/it _will _live forever.

ULT Then Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. And now he must not reach out his hand and also take, fruit from the tree of life and eat it and live forever!”

UST Then Yahweh God said to himself, “Look! The man and his wife have become like one of us, so that they know what is good and what is evil. So now we must do something so that they do not also pick and eat fruit from the tree that gives people eternal life, which will make them live forever!”

BSB & MSB Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever…”

OEB Then the Lord God said: ‘The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not reach out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.’

WEBBE & WMBB The LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—”

NET And the Lord God said, “Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not be allowed to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

LSV And YHWH God says, “Behold, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and has also taken from the Tree of Life, and eaten, and lived for all time.”

FBV Then the Lord God observed, “Look, the human beings[fn] have become like one of us, knowing both what is good and what is evil. Now if they take the fruit from the tree of life and eat it, then they'll live forever!”

T4T Then Yahweh said, “Look! Those two have become like us because they know what is good to do and what is evil to do. So now, it will not be good if they reach out and pick and eat some of the fruit from the tree which enables people who eat it to live forever!”

LEB And Yahweh God said, “Look—the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. _⌊What if_⌋[fn] he stretches out his hand and takes also from the tree of life and eats, and lives forever?”

BBE And the Lord God said, Now the man has become like one of us, having knowledge of good and evil; and now if he puts out his hand and takes of the fruit of the tree of life, he will go on living for ever.

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JPS And the LORD God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.'

ASV And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

DRA And he said: Behold Adam is become as one of us, knowing good and evil: now, therefore, lest perhaps he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.

YLT And Jehovah God saith, 'Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' —

Drby And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever...!

RV And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
(And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:)

SLT And Jehovah God will say, Lo, Adam became as one from us, to know good and evil: and now lest he shall send forth his hand and take also of the tree of lives, and eat, and live to eternity:

Wbstr And the LORD God said, Behold, the man hath become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

KJB-1769 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
(¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:)

KJB-1611 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer.
(And the Lord God said: Behold, the man is become as one of us, in knowing good and evil: And now lest peradventure/perhaps he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever.)

Gnva And the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life and eate and liue for euer,
(And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now lest he put forth his hand, and take also of ye/you_all tree of life and eat and live forever,)

Cvdl And the LORDE God sayde: lo, Adam is become as it were one of vs, & knoweth good & euell. But now lest he stretch his hande, and take also of the tre of life, and eate, and lyue for euer.
(And the LORD God said: lo, Adam is become as it were one of us, and knoweth/knows good and evil. But now lest he stretch his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.)

Wycl Adam is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good and yuel; now therfore se ye, lest perauenture he putte his hond, and take of the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with outen ende.
(Adam is made as one of us, and knoweth/knows good and evil; now therefore see ye/you_all, lest peradventure/perhaps he put his hand, and take of the tree of life, and eat, and live without end.)

Luth Und GOtt der HErr sprach: Siehe, Adam ist worden als unsereiner und weiß, was gut und böse ist. Nun aber, daß er nicht ausstrecke seine Hand und breche auch von dem Baum des Lebens und esse und lebe ewiglich:
(And God the/of_the LORD spoke: See/Look, Adam is been as oureiner and white, what/which good and evil is. Now but, that he not ausstrecke his hand and break(v) also from to_him tree the life and eat and live forever:)

ClVg et ait: Ecce Adam quasi unus ex nobis factus est, sciens bonum et malum: nunc ergo ne forte mittat manum suam, et sumat etiam de ligno vitæ, et comedat, et vivat in æternum.[fn]
(and he_said: Behold Adam as_if one from us became it_is, knowing good and evil: now therefore not perhaps send hand his_own, and sumat also from/about wood of_life, and to_eat, and he_lives in/into/on eternal.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים הֵ֤ן הָֽ⁠אָדָם֙ הָיָה֙ כְּ⁠אַחַ֣ד מִמֶּ֔⁠נּוּ לָ⁠דַ֖עַת ט֣וֹב וָ⁠רָ֑ע וְ⁠עַתָּ֣ה ׀ פֶּן־יִשְׁלַ֣ח יָד֗⁠וֹ וְ⁠לָקַח֙ גַּ֚ם מֵ⁠עֵ֣ץ הַֽ⁠חַיִּ֔ים וְ⁠אָכַ֖ל וָ⁠חַ֥י לְ⁠עֹלָֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός, ἰδοὺ Ἀδὰμ γέγονεν ὡς εἷς ἐξ ἡμῶν, τοῦ γινώσκειν καλὸν καὶ πονηρόν· καὶ νῦν μή ποτε ἐκτείνῃ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ λάβῃ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς καὶ φάγῃ, καὶ ζήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

BrTr And [fn]God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree of life and eat, and so he shall live for ever—